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can PgMP & PfMP be qualification for Politicians and Administrators?

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Denathayalan Ramasamy Chief Technology Officer| Atal Incubation Centre -CIIC Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Moving with globalisation, I feel like certain developing countries have lack of expertise on making laws, maintaining laws and resolving issues on humanitarian basis, which results military/UN intervention every time. Will PfMP qualification help them for better governance and balancing people's demand and rights?
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Project, program and portfolio management competency is helpful for almost any senior leadership roles, but I'd suggest greater emphasis on interpersonal skills as well a commitment to one's core values might be a better fit for the challenges you raise.

Kiron
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Denathayalan Ramasamy Chief Technology Officer| Atal Incubation Centre -CIIC Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Exactly Kiron; but how leadership metrics are measured across the world? i see only a revolutionary basis; there is no matching pattern in our education systems. Let me wait for some more interesting answers
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Stephen Robin Project Analyst Trainee| Ministry of Works and Transport Arima, Ari, Trinidad and Tobago
This is can be looked at from many angles. Rephrasing what Kiron said, those certifications would be an asset for senior leadership roles in developing and implementing effective policies and national development programs. Although from my perspective it would not be sufficient.

Coming from a country that has severe difficulties in making laws, maintaining laws, and providing viable solutions to humanitarian issues.

If the end goal is better governance there would be a requirement to make sustainable changes to the current bureautic system and remove the abundance of red tape. It is common for those in the senior positions and administrator positions to have a variety of skills and competencies but lack the needed legroom due to archaic systems and processes. Due to this, the government is always slow to change.

Moreover, you would also have to consider the element of rampant corruption and nepotism. I firmly believe there are already viable solutions but due to the "big man" policy followed by those at the top. What is actually needed is scrap in favor of things that fit their own bias and preferences. Even if it will not bring any value in the long term. Within the political landscape, there are far too many grey areas, and implementing what is actually needed versus what is actually done always leaves more questions. Regardless, the state of governance from public servants would require an array of feasible methods in order to improve overall governance. Additionally, it can not be done in an instant or simply upskilling public servants.
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Mar 28, 2022 1:16 AM
Denathayalan Ramasamy
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This is really good and detailed feedback Stephen. Nice to connect with you. I hope you will be a good citizen and great leader in future.
Thanks for sharing your insights
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Both do fit for any senior leadership position regardless of the industry but like Kiron said, on an executive level, soft skills are the skills that makes all the difference.
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Denathayalan Ramasamy Chief Technology Officer| Atal Incubation Centre -CIIC Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Mar 24, 2022 7:08 PM
Replying to Stephen Robin
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This is can be looked at from many angles. Rephrasing what Kiron said, those certifications would be an asset for senior leadership roles in developing and implementing effective policies and national development programs. Although from my perspective it would not be sufficient.

Coming from a country that has severe difficulties in making laws, maintaining laws, and providing viable solutions to humanitarian issues.

If the end goal is better governance there would be a requirement to make sustainable changes to the current bureautic system and remove the abundance of red tape. It is common for those in the senior positions and administrator positions to have a variety of skills and competencies but lack the needed legroom due to archaic systems and processes. Due to this, the government is always slow to change.

Moreover, you would also have to consider the element of rampant corruption and nepotism. I firmly believe there are already viable solutions but due to the "big man" policy followed by those at the top. What is actually needed is scrap in favor of things that fit their own bias and preferences. Even if it will not bring any value in the long term. Within the political landscape, there are far too many grey areas, and implementing what is actually needed versus what is actually done always leaves more questions. Regardless, the state of governance from public servants would require an array of feasible methods in order to improve overall governance. Additionally, it can not be done in an instant or simply upskilling public servants.
This is really good and detailed feedback Stephen. Nice to connect with you. I hope you will be a good citizen and great leader in future.
Thanks for sharing your insights

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